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...glorious to this sight2, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze...bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air. 1 ie be not a votary to the moon, to Diana. * The old copies read, ' to this night.' Theobald...

...glorious to this sight 2 , being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze...bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air. 1 ie be not a votary to the moon, to Diana. 3 The old copies read, ' to this night.' Theobald...

...glorious to this night , heing o'er my head As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white<upturnrd wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze...bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds , And sails upon the boson, of the air. » He then overhears an avowal of her passion for him; and he determines to declare...

...this night, being o'er my head, As if a winged messenger of heav'n Unto the white upturned toond'ring eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him, When...bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the buxom of the air. Romeo and Juliet, ii. 2. The inversion (as it may be termed) of the metaphor is not...

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...that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek ! Jut. Ah me ! Rom. She speaks :- T O, speak again, bright angel ! for thou art As glorious...head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze on him, When he bestrides the lazy-pacing...

...that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek ! Jul. Ah me! Rom. She speaks :0, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious...head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze on him, When he bestrides the lazy-pacing...

...Oh that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek. J. Ay me ! R. She speaks : — O speak again, bright angel ! for thou art As glorious...winged messenger of heaven Unto the white upturned wondering eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds,...

...Shaksneare's time was used as an expression of tenderness. • l"l. Ahme) Rom. She «peala : — 0, speak again, bright angel ! for thou art As glorious...messenger of heaven Unto the white up-turned wond'ring eye Of mortals, that fall back to gaze on him. When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds, And sails...